Fairfax County Coronavirus: Deaths By Age Group, More New Data

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — The Fairfax County Health Department has added more data related to the coronavirus, including, probable cases, the top affected ZIP codes and deaths by age group.

As of Tuesday, Fairfax County has 6,487 cumulative cases of the new coronavirus, which causes COVID-19 illness, and 253 deaths. Fairfax City has 40 cases and three deaths, while Falls Church has 47 cases and four deaths.

For the entire health district, which includes the county and cities of Falls Church and Fairfax, 6,322 cases are laboratory confirmed and 242 are probable. A probable case means a patient was clinically diagnosed by a doctor due to symptoms and known exposure to COVID-19.

While the Virginia Department of Health has already provided ZIP code data on cases and testing, Fairfax County takes a deeper look with rates per 100,000 people.

The highest rates by ZIP code are:

• 22027 (Dunn Loring): 1,651.1 per 100,000
• 22150 (Springfield): 1,531.1 per 100,000
• 22041 (Bailey's Crossroads/Lake Barcroft): 1,336.2 per 100,000
• 22306 (Groveton/Hybla Valley): 1,240.5 per 100,000
• 22003 (Annandale): 977 per 100,000
• 22309 (Mount Vernon): 936.2 per 100,000
• 22151 (North Springfield): 830.7 per 100,000
• 20170 (Herndon): 746.9 per 100,000
• 22303 (Huntington): 666.6 per 100,000
• 22311 (West End Alexandria/Fairfax County): 623.6 per 100,000

Deaths are predominantly among individuals 65 and up, according to the health department. For the health district as a whole, 222 of 260 deaths are in the 65 and older age group. That represents a rate of 148.6 per 100,000 people, compared to 12.7 per 100,000 for the 50 to 64 age group and 1.5 per 100,000 for the 18 to 49 age group.

The health department says the health district is in the exponential growth phase of its epidemic curve. That means the number of daily cases continue to grow, although the rate has gotten lower. Officials give three reasons for the growth: significant community transmission in the region, increasing commercial lab capacity for testing, and the inclusion of probable cases.

A trajectory of cases graph shows the number of new cases increased in recent weeks up to the week of April 26. There was a slight decline in the number of new cases during the week of May 3.

See more case data from the Fairfax County Health Department.

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• Virginia Reopening On Track, Delay Likely For Northern Region